KZN's water crisis: Municipalities fail to provide safe water

Ban pecah, 3,000 penduduk Kampung RTB Bukit Changgang dilanda banjir

KUALA LANGAT: Lebih 3,000 penduduk di Kampung Rancangan Tanah Belia (RTB) Bukit Changgang di sini terjejas selepas kediaman dan laluan utama di kawasan itu dilanda banjir susulan ban Sungai Langat pecah kelmarin. Kejadian itu dilaporkan terjadi selepas sebuah ban dekat kunci air di kawasan berkenaan pecah kira-kira pukul 10.30 malam sebelum air melimpah masuk ke ... Read more The post Ban pecah, 3,000 penduduk Kampung RTB Bukit Changgang dilanda banjir appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Chegem residents called on officials to resolve the water supply problem.

Many streets in Chegem regularly go without water this summer, a local resident complained on social media, demanding that officials address the issue. Other residents echoed his demand in the comments, suggesting the water shortages are due to the fact that the water is used for irrigation.

Pakistan’s civic failures leave residents bracing for yet another monsoon crisis

Residents of Wah Model Town are facing severe urban flooding and overflowing sewage due to clogged drains and administrative neglect. Developed in the 1990s under the Wah Cantonment Board, infrastructure has failed to match its expansion. Residents regularly pay taxes but receive inadequate municipal services, worsening environmental and public health concerns.

‘The light at the end of the tunnel is very far away:’ mayor of flooded Manitoba town

SWAN RIVER — Residents in a western Manitoba town are stuck waiting for waters to recede before they can begin cleaning up from a second historic flood in a month. Swan River Mayor Lance Jacobson said that while water levels looked to have dropped by about 30 centimetres since Wednesday’s flood, there’s still a couple [] The post ‘The light at the end of the tunnel is very far away:’ mayor of flooded Manitoba town appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Traditional water infrastructure ‘insufficient’ to manage flooding risks, Montreal mayor says

Montreal’s mayor says traditional water infrastructure like sewers are becoming “insufficient,” and the city needs to develop more long-term solutions to prevent heavy rainfall from leading to flooding. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada made those comments in Pierrefonds-Roxboro on Monday, as West Island residents continue to clean up following this week’s heavy rains. “The city needs [] The post Traditional water infrastructure ‘insufficient’ to manage flooding risks, Montreal mayor says appeared first on CityNews Montreal.